The Giro d’Italia has really delivered over the past week. Hats off to RCS, the race organisers, it's really had it all. We’ve had fireworks on the opening two days, plenty of Marco Pantani bandanas displayed on the roadside, superfast sprint finishes and breakaway chaos on the gravel.
As if that wasn’t enough, all of the action has played out in the early summer sun across the stunning landscapes that Italy at this time of year offers up by the bucketful. It’s not only the scenery though that gives the Giro its style. The Tour de France’s yellow jersey might be the most iconic in the sport, but there’s something about the pink of the maglia rosa that just feels that bit cooler.
Since pulling on pink, Tadej Pogačar has well and truly gone for it on the style front too. The Slovenian has kept it classy, with subtle touches of pink on his Colnago bike as well as sunglasses too. That’s without even mentioning the controversy that came with his pink skinsuit earlier this week.
Speaking of bikes, Colnago will almost certainly deliver an absolute beauty should Pogačar be wearing pink in Rome in two weeks time. Although he won’t be sitting pretty in pink if Geraint Thomas has anything to say about it.
Thomas and the two-time Tour de France winner have enjoyed a great battle in the first week of action. Pogačar may have come out on top so far out on the road, but Thomas has been winning on social media with plenty of Dad jokes and friendly banter aimed at the rider 12 years his junior.
Anyway, without further ado, here’s the best of the Giro related cycling social media posts from the last week.
Godere.
1. Are you lost Dani?!
2. Focaccia all round
3. Mess with Juanpe and you mess with Trek's big boys
4. Has it got Sky Matteo?!
5. The kids are alright
6. There's no time for sunbathing when you've got a Giro podium to get onto
7. It's Marion Rousse's fault that Pat Lefevere has been demoted to bottle duty... obviously
8. EF's switch out kit wasn't that out of the ordinary
9. Not crossing a road during a bike race applies to dogs too
10. Nice shades Luke
11. Speaking of shades... when in Pink
12. The FDJ Suez family had fun at La Vuelta
